Knockdown toy



July 22, 1924. 1,502,599

s. E. TIMMONS KNOCKDOWN TOY Filed Oct. 26, 1922 if M II Patented July22, 1924.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL E. 'rrlvr vrons, or LAWTON, OKLAHOMA,

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Application filed October 26, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

B it kno n tha I, SAMU L E. TIM a citizen of the United States, residingat Lawton, in the county of Comanche and State of Qklahorna, haveinvented a new and useful Knockdown Toy, of which the following is aspecification,

This invention relates to a, knockdown toy, one of its objects being toprovide a toy of the windmill type the parts of which can be readilyassembled and taken apart and, when assembled, will operate by theaction of an air current so as to set in motion some figures combinedtherewith.

Another object is to provide a toy of this character the parts of whichare of substantial construction, the said toy being both instructive andentertaining.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without de parting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy, parts beingbroken away.

Figure 2 is an end elevation.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the wind wheel.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on line 4-4, Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the base members, the same being shownseparated.

Figure 6 is a section through the vane on line 6-6, Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates crossedinterfitting strips constituting the base of the toy, these strips beingprovided at their centers with registering openings 2 adapted to receivea pivot pin 3 projecting upwardly from the base. A collar 4 is mountedon the pin and is supported by the base and if desired this collar canbe held to the pin 3 by a cotter pin 5 as shown in Figure 1. The collar4 constitutes a bearing for the bottom member 6 of the toy. This memberis preferably in the form of a strip of wood having spaced Serial No.597,050.

openings 7 therein for the reception of the reduced lower ends 8 ofstandards '9. The upper portions of the standards are reduced in widthto provide side shoulders 10 and these reduced portions are straddled bythe forked ends 11 of a bearing strip 12, said ends being supported bythe shoulders 10. The upper extremities of the standards are furtherreduced to form dowels 13 adapted to project through openings 14 in theends of a top strip 15. The bearing strip 12 receives the upper end ofthe pin 3 and this strip as well as the top strip 15 serves to hold thestandards properly assembled with each other.

A dowel 16 is removably seated in an opening 17 formed in the bottommember 6 and this dowel has a longitudinal slot 18 adapted to receivethe flat shank 19 of a vane 20. This shank rests on the bottom strip 6and has a projection 21 insertible into an opening 22 formed in one ofthe standards 9.

J ournaled within the standards 9 is a shaft 23 to one end of which issecured a block 25 preferably rectangular. Each corner of this block isintersected by a diagonal slot 26 extending into the block and adaptedto receive the narrow inner end 27 of a blade 28. Thus all of the bladesare held at angles so as to cause rotation of the wind wheel when an aircurrent comes against them. The blades can be held to the block by pins29 insertible through registering openings 30 formed in the block andblades.

Formed in the bottom member or strip 6 at opposite sides of the dowel 16are pairs of openings 31. These openings are adapted to receive pegs 32projecting downwardly from the lower members 33 of figures mounted onthe bottom strip 6. The upper end of each of the members 33 projectsbetween ears 34 depending from an upper member 34 which can simulate thetrunk portion and head of a fanciful human figure. A pivot pin 33" isextended transversely through these cars and the body portion 34 tocomplete a hinge connection between the parts. Angle arms 35 areconnected to the sides of each member 34 by a pin 35 and simulate thearms of the figure referred to, the angle arms of the opposed figuresbeing in lapped relation as shown in Figure 2 and being pivotallymounted on a crank arm 36 formed by bending one end of the shaft 23.Shaft 23 can be held against longitudinal movement by cotter pins 37 orthe like as shown.

It Will be apparent that the vane 20 will hold the Wind Wheel properlypositioned tobe actuated by an air current and such aotuation will causeshaft 23 to rotate.

problemofconstruction to be solved by user,

lVhat is claimed is I V 1. A knockdown toy including a pivot pin, abottom strip mounted to rotate there on, a standard detachably mountedonthe bottom strip and having an opening therein,

,a'slotted dowel detachably engaging the bottom strip, a vane having ashank extending throughthe slotted dowel, a projectionon the shankdetachably seated in the open ing in the standard, a crank shaftjournaled in the standard, a wind Wheel on'thes'haft Thus -ci'ank 36Will oscillate the portions 34 of and a jointed figure detachablyconnected to the bottom strip and pivotally connected to the crank ofthe shaft.

'2. In a knockdown toy the combination with a structure mounted forrotation and including a standard, jointed figures mounted on thestructure, a Wind Wheel, and means operated by the wind Wheelforsimultane 5 ously actuating the jointed figures, of a longitudinallyslotted dowel detachably mounted Within the rotatable structure, a vanehaving a shank extending through the dowel, and a projection on; theshank de. tachably seatedin'the standard, saidproje ction and dowelcooperatingtohold the vane fixed against .movementrelative to therotatable structure i In testimony that I claim the foregoing'as my own,I have hereto aflixed my'signature mam presence of twowitnes'se's.

ETIMMONS. Witnesses-z it 1 v L; E; j "G: BROOKS.- i. 5 i. g;

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